HP unveils Victus 15 gaming laptop that starts at $800

HP has a new member of its gaming laptop family, and it starts at $800.

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What you need to know

HP just unveiled its Victus 15 gaming laptop. It’s an entry-level gaming machine with a lower starting price than many of thebest gaming laptops. The PC runs on a 12th Gen Intel Core i5 CPU paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics. The Victus 15 is expected to ship in summer 2022 with a starting price of $800.

The Victus 15 features a 15-inch FHD display with a refresh rate of 144Hz. That panel is also Eyesafe certified for low blue light.

While the specs of the Victus 15 aren’t as beefy as some gaming laptops, it should be able to run many of thebest PC gameswithout trouble, as long as you’re willing to adjust your settings to match the hardware.

HP also announced the newOmen 16gaming laptop today, which runs on the latest Intel or AMD CPUs and features a revamped cooling system.

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